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- What if you were told that the only way to save your kingdom was to take the life of the person you once loved most?
- Are you curious about the consequences of accidentally awakening a legendary king from an ancient, obsidian slumber?
- Did you know that a soul-deep mating bond could be the ultimate test of loyalty when your home is under siege by blood magic and lies?
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Key Takeaways from House of Pounding Hearts
- — A King Raised from Stone
- — Learning the Locks
- — The Price of Going Home
- — A House Built on Secrets
- — Revels and Reckonings
House of Pounding Hearts — Full Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: Recommendation
Chapter 2: A King Raised from Stone
Chapter 3: Learning the Locks
Chapter 4: The Price of Going Home
Chapter 5: A House Built on Secrets
Chapter 6: Revels and Reckonings
Chapter 7: Bloodlines Unmasked
Chapter 8: Vows in the Steam
Chapter 9: War at the Door
Chapter 10: Betrayal in the Mountain
Chapter 11: Storm at the Gate
Chapter 12: Choosing the True Thing
House of Pounding Hearts Summary & Overview
Fallon Báeinach should be a nobody from a canal-side tavern in Tarelexo. Instead, she’s the half-Crow, half-Shabbin girl who wakes Lorcan Ríhbiadh—the legendary King of the Sky—from obsidian slumber. The Sky Kingdom rises. Old wounds flare. And a queenless Luce stares down two rulers: a feathered storm and a golden liar.
Between a mating bond she doesn’t want to admit, a mother bound by blood magic, and a city that vandalizes her home and spits her name, Fallon’s choices get harsher. Her found family fractures. Her real father—Crow general Cathal—turns fiercely protective. And Bronwen, the scarred seer tied to both Fae and Crows, drops a vision Fallon can’t swallow: to save Luce, she must kill Dante, the boy she once loved.
House of Pounding Hearts is a high-stakes, slow-burn fantasy romance about found family, curses, and the cost of freedom. Expect shapeshifters with iron talons, blood-bound witches, a ruthless resistance, and a heroine whose heart beats louder each time she’s told to be quiet.
Who Should Listen to House of Pounding Hearts?
- Romantic fantasy listeners who crave enemies-to-lovers with real stakes
- Fans of found family and political intrigue wrapped in slow-burn chemistry
- Anyone who loves shapeshifters, witches, and a heroine who chooses her crown
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